Pest Control Chiddingstone Hoath

Pest Control in Chiddingstone Hoath

Chiddingstone Hoath is a small settlement between Penshurst and Markbeech in the Kent countryside, sitting on the higher ground above the Eden valley with views across the Weald. The houses here are scattered along quiet lanes among farms, orchards and patches of woodland and the area has the peaceful, unchanged character of rural Kent at its best. That rural setting does mean that pest encounters are common. Rats use the hedgerows and ditches running through the farmland as travel routes and properties near the field boundaries or with outbuildings close to hedges see the most rat activity. We work with homeowners here to identify what is drawing rats close to the house, whether that is a compost heap, bird feeders at ground level or gaps in outbuilding walls and to deal with the rats while reducing the attraction.

Mice are a constant in the surrounding fields and move indoors from autumn through winter. The older properties around Chiddingstone Hoath, including some lovely farmhouses and period cottages, have the kind of traditional construction where small gaps develop naturally over the years. Mouse control in these homes is about being thorough with the proofing, checking every potential entry point at ground level and sealing with materials that mice cannot chew through.

The orchards and fruit trees that grow well in this sheltered Kent countryside attract wasps during the summer. Fallen fruit provides an easy food source and the quiet outbuildings on the farms and larger properties make ideal nesting sites. We also handle squirrel problems at homes where the mature oaks and chestnuts in the hedgerows and gardens give squirrels a route onto the roof and into the loft space.